Eagle-eyed festival fan Duncan Godding spotted the organisers had breached a term in the licence agreement which said they must supply toilet paper

The organisers of Reading Festival have made a loo-turn in their decision not to provide toilet paper to revellers – thanks to one eagle-eyed music fan from Burghfield.

Duncan Godding, 27, who works in IT in Reading town centre and is a parish councillor in Burghfield, has been going to the festival for many years and thought the organisers’ recent decision not to provide loo roll at the event seemed like a bum deal.

A statement on the Reading Festival website, which has since been removed, said: “We are always improving on our sustainability policies, this year we’re going to crack down on the sheer amount of paper/tissue we have to purchase for this, considering the amount that gets wasted rather than used for its intended purpose.”

It also advised there would be traders on site selling toilet roll, and people would be allowed to bring their own in.

Upon further investigation, Mr Godding found that the organiser, Festival Republic, had breached section 7.10.0 (b) of the site licence, which states that every sanitary appliance within the main arena and campsite must be provided with an adequate supply of toilet paper.

He said: “I have been going to the festival for years and am very much looking forward to going this year.

“When I first read the story about the decision to not provide toilet roll at this year’s festival, I thought it didn’t sound right, so I looked into it and found out that my suspicions were right.

“I think it’s quite unfair as the ticket prices go up and up every year, they said it was to be more sustainable but I think it’s just a way of cutting costs. I’m glad to hear that the organisers have now changed their mind.”

Council spokesman Oscar Mortali said: “Reading Festival has a number of licence requirements Among those is the provision of an adequate supply of toilet paper. ”

Gordon Duncan, spokesman for the Reading Festival organiser, said: “In an effort to improve our sustainability policies, we did consider reducing the amount of toilet roll supplied in the campsites.

“Following feedback from festival fans, the decision has been taken to maintain the supply of toilet roll distributed within the campsites.”